Lost Highway poster
  • Year: 1997
  • Running time: 2h 14m
  • Rated: R
  • Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
  • US release: 1997
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  • IMDb

Lost Highway

A lost road on the edge of strange...

Directed by David Lynch

David Lynch’s Lost Highway is a mind-bending psychological thriller that explores themes of identity, memory, and the blurred boundaries of reality. The film follows Fred Madison (Bill Pullman), a saxophonist who begins receiving mysterious videotapes showing unsettling footage of his home and his wife, Renee (Patricia Arquette). As paranoia consumes Fred, he finds himself accused of a brutal crime and spirals into a surreal and fragmented reality.

After an inexplicable twist of fate, Fred's identity shifts, and he reappears as a young mechanic named Pete Dayton (Balthazar Getty), whose life becomes entangled with a dangerous gangster (Robert Loggia) and a femme fatale named Alice (also played by Arquette). The narrative unfolds as a nightmarish journey of self-discovery, obsession, and betrayal, filled with Lynch's signature dreamlike imagery and eerie atmosphere.

Lost Highway is a dark and enigmatic exploration of the human psyche, where the line between fantasy and reality dissolves into an unsettling and unforgettable experience.

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Cast

Crew

David LynchWriter, Director
Peter DemingDirector of Photography

Studios: CiBy 2000, Asymmetrical Productions

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